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Cylinder Block

  1. Thoroughly clean all gasket surfaces. Using a tap, clean head bolt holes. Clean oil gallery by blowing compressed air into oil filter adapter, filter by-pass, oil gallery and crankshaft oil feed holes.
  2. Measure cylinder bore diameter crosswise to cylinder block about 1/2" below top of bore. Repeat measurement at bottom of bore. Subtract smaller diameter from larger diameter to determine taper. Repeat measurements for each cylinder.
  3. Repeat measurements with measuring device rotated 90 degrees. Repeat this step for a total of 3 measurements. Cylinder out-of-round is difference between measurements. Repeat for each cylinder.
  4. Bore and hone cylinders for oversize pistons if taper or out-of-round exceeds specification. Move hone up and down to provide a 60-degree crosshatch pattern. DO NOT use a rigid hone or exceed 10 strokes per cylinder. See CYLINDER BLOCK  table under ENGINE SPECIFICATIONS.
CRANKSHAFT JOURNAL IDENTIFICATION

Color Code (Size) Diameter - In. (mm)
Yellow (Standard) 2.0955-2.0948 (53.2257-53.2079)
Orange (Undersize) 2.0948-2.0941 (53.2079-53.1901)
Blue (Undersize) 2.0941-2.0934 (53.1901-53.1724)
Red (Undersize) 2.0855-2.0848 (52.9717-52.9539)
CONNECTING ROD BEARING INSERT APPLICATION

Upper Insert Size Lower Insert Size
Yellow Yellow
Yellow Blue
Blue Blue
Red Red
MAIN BEARING FITTINGS (CRANKSHAFT JOURNALS)

Color Code (Size) Diameter - In. (mm)
Journal No. 1-6
Yellow (Standard) 2.5001-2.4996 (63.5025-63.4898)
Orange (Undersize) 2.4996-2.4991 (63.4898-63.4771)
Blue (Undersize) 2.4991-2.4986 (63.4771-63.4644)
Green (Undersize) 2.4986-2.4981 (63.4644-63.4517)
Red (Undersize) 2.4901-2.4896 (63.2485-63.2358)
Journal No. 7
Yellow (Standard) 2.4995-2.4990 (63.4873-63.4746)
Orange (Undersize) 2.4990-2.4985 (63.4746-63.4619)
Blue (Undersize) 2.4985-2.4980 (63.4619-63.4492)
Green (Undersize) 2.4980-2.4975 (63.4492-63.4365)
Red (Undersize) 2.4895-2.4890 (63.2333-63.2206)
CRANKSHAFT BEARING INSERT APPLICATION

Upper Insert Size Lower Insert Size
Journal No. 1-6
Yellow Yellow
Yellow Blue
Blue Blue
Blue Green
Red Red
Journal No. 7
Yellow Yellow
Yellow Blue
Blue Blue
Blue Green
Red Red